Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Week of May 13th
Monday
- Literary Terms and Vocabulary (Due Friday)
- Read p. 896-900 (quiz tomorrow)
Tuesday
- Harlem Renaissance Reading Quiz (open book)
- Reading: “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (p. 902)
Wednesday
Langston Hughes (con’t.)
- “I, Too”
- “Dream Variations”
- “Refugee in America”
Thursday
VOCABULARY QUIZ!
Friday
- Grade Check/Make-up Day
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Tentative Due Dates for the Remainder of the Year
Monday, May 13th: Langston Huges, etc. Notes (due Friday 5/17)
Friday, May 10: Assigned Poetry Recitation (major evaluation)
Thursday, May 16: Vocabulary Quiz (select vocabulary words only)
Friday, May 17th: Extra Credit Original Poetry Recitation (Extra Credit)
Friday, May 24th (the last day of the 6th Six Weeks):
- Literature Test (over all literary works, authors, and literary devices covered this six weeks)
- Reading Interview Questions due by 3:45 pm
- Bonus Vocabulary due by 3:45 pm (Extra Credit)
- Ticket Stubs and questions for The Great Gatsby due by 3:45 pm (Extra Credit)
Monday, May 6th, 2013
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Please, don’t forget tomorrow is Junior Night! If you don’t go, you will not have a schedule for your senior year! Be there!
Monday, May 6th, 2013
Week of May 6th
Monday:
- Research Papers handed back.
- Extra credit opportunities explained.
- Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Due Friday)
Tuesday:
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
- Reading Selections:
“Birches” (p. 875)
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (p. 877)
“Mending Wall” (p. 878)
Wednesday:
- Reading Selections:
“Out, Out–” (p. 881)
“Acquainted with the Night” (p.883)
“The Gift Outright” (p. 885)
Thursday:
- Review
- Finish Lit. Terms and Vocabulary
- Practice Recitations
Friday:
Poetry Recitation Day!
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Week of April 22nd
Monday
Sustained Silent Reading Period–Bring your library book!
Tuesday
TAKS-Math
Wednesday
TAKS-Science
Thursday
TAKS-History
Friday
TAKS Recovery Day
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Week of April 15th
Monday
Wrapping up Transcendentalism
- Read and discuss “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.
Tuesday
Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Due Friday by 3:45)
Literary Terms
Define and leave room for examples from our text.
- exact ryhme
- slant rhyme
- paradox
Vocabulary
Include correct spelling, part of speech, definition (p. 407), 2 synonyms, 2 antonyms, and use each word correctly in a compound or complex sentence.
- surmise
- eternity
- interposed
- affliction
- ample
- finite
- infinity
Wednesday
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
The Belle of Amherst
- Read about Emily Dickinson’s life and work; complete Focus on Literary Forms note sheet.
- Finish Vocabulary and Literary Terms
- After you finish reading and turn in your assignment, please SILENTLY read you library book.
Thursday
Reading and Discussion Day One
“Because I Could Not Stop for Death” (p. 408)
“I Heard a Fly Buzz–When I Died” (p. 411)
“There’s a Certain Slant of Light” (p. 412)
“My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close–” (p. 413)
Friday
Reading and Discussion Day Two
“The Soul Selects Her Own Society–” (p. 414)
“The Brain is Wider than the Sky–” (p. 415)
“There is a Solitude of Space–” (p. 416)
“Water. is Taught by Thirst” (p. 417)
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Week of April 8th
Monday
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE TODAY!
Place it on my desk, grab a treat, and walk away!
Library Day-check about a book and read!
Tuesday
- Vocabulary (p. 364 and 376)
- Literary Terms (p. 364)
- Read About Transcendentalism (p. 360-361)
Wednesday
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
- Read about him on p. 365
Reading Selections
- from Nature (p. 367)
- from ”Sself-Reliance” (p. 369)
- “Concord Hymn” (p. 371)
Thursday
“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
-Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Friday
- “Concord Hymn” (p. 371)
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
- Read about him on p. 377.
Reading Selection
- from “Civil Disobedience” (p. 388)
VOCABULARY AND LITERARY TERMS DUE TODAY!
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Research Papers are due to be submitted to turnitin.com AND shared with me (skniffen@clydeisd.org) via Google Docs by 10:59PM on Sunday, April 7, 2013. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS! A hard (paper) copy of your final draft, as well as your cover page, works cited page, and evidence packet are due when you walk through the door on Monday, April 8, 2013. Even if you are unable to make it to school for some reason, the hard copy must be in my hands on Monday. LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 
